Ariminum

Ariminum was a Roman city that is now known as Rimini, Italy. The city is located in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and from the 6th century to the 4th century BC it was inhabited by the Gauls. In 324 BC, it was conquered by the Roman Republic, and its barbarian past was demolished and replaced by Roman architecture as the city developed. Ariminum was seen as a bastion against invasion by the Gauls, and the Via Flaminia ended at Ariminum. In 21 AD, Emperor Tiberius completed a bridge of Istrian stone in Ariminum, and an amphitheatre able to seat 12,000 people was also built. In 493, the city was conquered by the Ostrogoths, and the Gothic War between the Goths and Byzantine Empire saw the city be taken and retaken many times by both sides. Later, it would come to be known as Rimini, a new city that replaced the old Roman city.